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Message
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your
Longhouse Chief:
Hello Friends and Families of the South Hills Indian Guides program!
A Happy New Year to everyone!
I hope that you all had a nice and blessed Christmas and holiday season. The second half of our program year is upon us. Once again, the first half of our 2011-12 program year was a great one, with even better membership gains and attendance levels at events than we were happy to experience last year! From the family picnic that was bursting at it’s seems, the increases in tribes and total members in the program, to the whopping turn-out at the fall campout, and even to the nearly doubling of our wreath sale numbers this year over last….needless to say I am a VERY grateful Long House Chief in al of those respects! We’ve had incredible commitment by all of the volunteer dads to make all of our events bigger, more fun, and more memorable. We’ve had new ideas for current and future events to improve the experience of them, and I feel like we’re on a roll with interest and excitement about the program by all who are involved! Again, I have to put out a big HEEP HOW to all of the Long House Officers and other volunteer dads for their invaluable help and guidance!
As we begin the second half of the program year in January, we’ll be busy offering activities over the coming months. We’re starting with a family ice-skating event on January 11th, and will be in KOK for the winter camp out on the weekend on January 20th. We’ll be trying a new format for the Chule Car event in Feb, and will have a new track and software to enhance that experience. More to come on events through the remainder of the spring…look to the Smoke Signals newsletter (e-version on the website) and all other information on the Smoke Signals website itself for details and registration for all events!
I am looking forward to all of the fun we will be having with our sons and families through the remaining program events of the year. I know my Hurricane and Tsunami are psyched about what great fun lies ahead. We hope to see a lot of ALL of you over the coming months.
>I want to again plug the need for even MORE volunteerism in the program. Several of us officers in the Long House have been carrying those responsibilities for a few years and we need to pass the torches to the new wave of program Dads. The Nation Chiefs will be looking out for anyone who has interest, and please do not hesitate to approach them, or myself, about interest in being part of the Long House. It really is a fun way to get to know some outstanding individuals better, making lasting friendships with program brethren who care about the success of the program. I am always happy to talk to anyone about what that entails, which really isn’t much commitment for the perks that come with it!
Looking forward to seeing you all and getting to know better as many of you as possible this coming year!
Pals Forever, Friends
Always!
Storm Chaser,
Hurricane, and Tsunami
(Bill, Jacob, and
Joshua)
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